All posts tagged "featured"

UCC to disconnect unregistered SIM cards by November 12th

Kampala, (UG): Uganda’s Telecoms regulator, UCC (Uganda Communication Commission) has given until November 12, 2023, for all customers with unregistered sim cards...

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Crime

Mother arrested for beheading her two children in suspected ritual sacrifice

Jinja, (UG): The Territorial Police in Kiira region and Jinja district have arrested a heartless mother over charges related to the alleged...

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West Nile police boss re-arrested, charged over aggravated defilement

Arua, (UG): The Inspector of Police (IP) Thomas Otim attached to the Professional Standards Unit in the West Nile Region has been...

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National

Health Ministry embarks on week-long supervision to improve service quality in Kigezi region

Kigezi Sub-Region, (UG): The Ministry of Health in Uganda has embarked on a week-long technical support supervision program in the Kigezi sub-region...

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Crime

Armed thugs steal millions in raid on ForteBet offices in Kampala

Kampala, (UG): Police in Kampala are actively investigating an incident of armed robbery on ForteBet, a betting company in Kampala in which...

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Museveni’s office unveils shs150m budget towards Busoga Royal Wedding

Kampala, (UG): The Office of the NRM National Chairman (ONC) led by Hajjat Hadijah Uzeiye Namyalo has boosted the preparations for the...

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Makerere University to train headteachers in administrative law

Makerere University intends to train all headteachers in Mbale district and beyond in the area of administrative law which is calculated to...

Court

Joan Kagezi killers charged with terrorism and murder, remanded

Kampala, (UG): The four suspects linked to the violent and brutal murder of the late Joan Kagezi, a former Senior Assistant Director...

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High Court directs DFCU to pay Sudhir over shs2bn in compensation, vacate and return all his properties

Kampala, (UG): The High Court of Uganda last month on October 24 2023 made a grand ruling which pinned the embattled dfcu...

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Why UK finally lifted the Visa ban on Bobi after 11 years

The United Kingdom has officially lifted the travel ban on National UNity Platform leader; Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, clearing the path...

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Africa

MPs receive shs560m each for passing shs142b presidential budget

Lagos, (NG): Lawmakers on Thursday approved the new government’s first supplemental budget, which includes huge allocations for SUVs and houses for the...

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Crime

Luweero school director arrested over defiling six pupils

Luweero, (UG): The Police in Luweero District are holding Jona Sebamanya, the Director of Kings Palace Primary School who was arrested on...

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Women Face Sexual Assault in Ugandan Mental Health Hospitals

Rape is common inside facilities, patients and others say. But accusers frequently aren’t believed, and justice is rare. This story was originally...

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Africa

SADC leaders concerned as M23 attacks resurge in DRC

Luanda, Angola (Xinhua): During a summit meeting held Saturday in Luanda, the capital of Angola, heads of state from various Southern African...

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Contributions for Kyabazinga’s Royal Wedding hit shs1.7bn

Kampala, (UG): As the highly anticipated Busoga Royal Wedding nears, cash contributions towards the cause have not gone over 1.7 billion shillings,...

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LISTED: Joan Kagezi killers finally arrested after 8 years

Kampala, (UG): Uganda’s President, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that the suspects behind the brutal killing of former state prosecutor Joan...

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ADF leader who masterminded killing of tourists in Queen Elizabeth Park arrested

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni Sunday announced that the leader of the suspected ADF terrorists who killed two foreign tourists and their...

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Prof Celestino Obua appointed new UNEB Chairperson

Kampala, (UG): Prof Celestino Obua, the Vice Chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology, has been appointed the new Chairperson of...

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Inside Museveni’s directive on Balaalo to vacate greater north in three weeks

Acholi, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni on Friday ordered the Balaalo with non-fenced farmland in the Greater North to leave the region within...

Two separate accidents on Iganga-Jinja highway kill 15 people in a day

At least fifteen (15) people died and several others sustained serious injuries in two separate fatal road crashes registered along the Iganga-Jinja...

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Breaking

Six perish in another accident along Jinja-Iganga highway

At least six(6) people have perished in another accident recorded along the Jinja-Iganga highway on Saturday evening. The accident which occured at...

Three workers suffocate to death after elevator faults at Mityana coffee factory

Mityana, (UG): Police in the central district of Mityana are investigating circumstances under which three casual labourers died at Zigoti Coffee Factory...